The bishop hA fulfilled his role and now returns to reinforce the center.
10... c8e6 Antipov has some experience in this position. 11. b3a4 The a4-square is a natural one for the bishop when Black has played the pawn to a5 and not a6, since now b7-b5 is not available. 11... c6e7 A typical maneuver in the Italian. 12. d3d4 Without the knight on c6, White can advance the pawn in the center. 12... e7g6 